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Onboard Altair during "Les Voiles de Saint Tropez" Commissioned in 1929 by Captain Guy H MacCaw whose brief to William Fife was simply: ‘build a sound, safe cruiser, safe to go to the south seas islands in with no anxiety’. Fife was then 73 years old and this would be one of his last large yachts.

• Name:     Altair
• Class:     Schooner
• Designer(s):     William Fife III
• Type of Boat:     2 Masted Gaff Schooner
• Year Built:     1931
• Built by:     William Fife & Son, Fairlie
• LOA m / ft:     39.21m   /   133′ 82
• LOD m / ft:     33m   /   107′ 8
• LWL m / ft:     23.77m   /   77′ 9
• Beam m / ft:     6.24m   /   20′ 4
• Draft m / ft:     4.02m   /   13′ 2
• Yard No:     789
• Sail Stats:     Sail Area: 550sq.m
• Construction:     The hull is made from Burmese teak(2 1/4 inch thick) on oak frames. Present engine: 275 BHP Gardner 6LXDT
• Other:     Original tonnage: 161

Thanks to Christophe Launay – tons more here!